# Palsa Village, Rampurhat - I, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Rampurhat - I, Birbhum 

# Palsa

Palsa is a village in Rampurhat - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **485 people in 126 households**, the 91st largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 485people (2011)
- 126households
- 77.5%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palsa

Of every 100 households in Palsa in 2011, 6 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palsa · ■ Rampurhat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**87%

Use banking services ****3%**

**43%

Television ****5%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****88%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Palsa?

■ Palsa · ■ Rampurhat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1269**

**945

Working population ****40.4%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 69.2% for women. 56% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (6%) · **■** Marginal 182 (93%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Rampurhat - I

- Rangaipur538 people
- Kutigram532 people
- Balarampur517 people
- Shriharibati486 people
- Kanaipur467 people
- Dhanmara464 people
- Jatla461 people
- Madhya Gopalpur407 people

[All 119 villages in Rampurhat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/rampurhat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palsa?485 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palsa in?Birbhum district (Rampurhat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palsa?77.5% (Census 2011)